The Kaua’i Wishard and same runners gathered at the top of the KIF cross country world in the first meet of the 2005-06 season. junior Chelsea Smith-Waimea senior Scott Martin, who were both undefeated last season, started off this year
The Kaua’i Wishard and same runners gathered at the top of the KIF cross country world in the first meet of the 2005-06 season.
junior Chelsea Smith-Waimea senior Scott Martin, who were both undefeated last season, started off this year with victories at Kula High and Intermediate on Saturday.
However, despite her first-place finish, Smith-Wishard’s team was narrowly defeated by a single point to Waimea.
It was the same story in the boys’ race, with the individual winner’s team being edged out by a slim margin (2 points). Island School, last year’s KIF champions, utilized a strong team effort for the triumph.
Martin (17:46) was followed by his brother, Nathan (18:33.86), Island School’s Ben Baldwin (19:38.59) and Chris Marsh (19:40.33), and Kapa’a’s Chance Bukoski (19:47.93) in the top five boys standings. Smith-Wishard (21:25.99) saw familiar faces behind her, with Waimea’s Rachel Martin (22:50.66), Kapa’a’s Alex Pond (23:01.90), Kula’s Gillian Pickett (23:12.11), and Waimea’s Carolyn Hoeckman (24:16.04) rounding out the top five runners.
A list of the top 20 runners is listed in the scoreboard on page B2. KIF cross country trots to Kapa’a High School on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.
